Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-16
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Paeifle Railroad Legisla-
tHon Discussed.
Mr.. Norwood Nak . Personal Ex-
planatloa House Conference % the
Anai-PsayEAmy Bm-Rsslre-
menf ef Trade Dollars
WAsH1zGroN, Jan. Is.
The meuss.

The neass-
Crisp. Of Georgia, presented . oonfsr-
ence report en- the Inter Stats Com
marce blii. stating be did nos do % for
the purpose Of aaking for action apan Il
aa this time. but tn order that ft might
be printed in she Reaora and in bill
fern. This was ordered, and Crisp gave
notice that h@ would call np the report
on Wednesday.
Morrow, Of California, from the sAms
eommittes, reported bin - extend tbe
Jurisdiction Of courts both - Saeramaa-
50 and San Joaquin.
Scott, Of Pennsy lvania, from the Com
mittse on Coinage. weights and Meas-
nres, FepoFted back the Senate bin for
tAe retirement and fecoinage OF trade
cellars
Tha OommitAse os The Whole House
then. tn the morning hour, resumed
oo1sideration Of the resolution reported
by ths Oomuittee on Mines and Mining.
setting apart January 18Th for the ecn-
aldefation 8f the resolution reported
cuasi0n upon the merits OF the Mc9ar-
rahan b lief bill. the resolution vas
laid on the table.
Rich, Of Tannsssse, on behalf Of TIE
COMMITTEES en- Pacific Railroads, called
up the Joint resolution aaihorizing an
insesiiQation of the books, accounts and
methods Of Pacific railroads Which have
reesived aid from the Umited States, and
the Whole 70 oonaider the came.
BatterwoFth hardly thought it Reces-
sary TO say anything IN favor OF the
.I~.ar anaWa ~ 49,
been rendered 30 Congress, In oA1aial
form, By Viii b 4 could ascertain ths
value Of the security which the Govern
ment had for the payment OF its loan
70 Paei railroads. In opposing the
Funding bill, the gentleman from Ind.
(Holmanl haG stated that at the end 0f
ten years there would be q sarplus Of
Rf4l, ,000, 900 Of ssseta Of the companies
over taeir indt b edness to the govern
ment, but be asserted thai an examina-
ton Of the assets would show not dol
dar Of surplus.
Crisp Rsve notica Of an amendment
directing inquiry a. 10 the character
and amount Of the assets Of such Pacific
railroad companies as have FoseiVod aid
from the Government In bonds. and
what the assets Of e6ch company are
nov s1bjeot 70 lien Of the Govern
ment.
Anderson, of Kentucky, gave notice
Of an amendment directing inquiry as
to whether any dividends bad been IN
IaWfully paid on the capital stock Of the
Paciic companies, and whether any
new stock had been issued, or any guar
Antees Of pledge made with Gus any Au-
thority Of law. Also 10 inquire INTO the
g. aIae -. ka Nn~
dation Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, the Kansas Paeifis Railroad
Company, and the Denvef Pacific Rail
road Company into tbs alleged corpora
tion, known as the Union Pacific Rail.
road Company.
Hatch, of Missouri, moved that the
House 90 into Committee Of ihe Whole
on the Pieuro Pneumonia bill. Lost;
yeas Is, nays 13.
Norwood, Of Georgia, rose to q ques-
ton of privilege in regard TO = publica-
tioh ia today's Nsw York World, a.
which the name of 4. NJ. Norwood
appears 10 connection with 40
counts Of the Central Pacific Railroad.
Last night be had been waited upon 5y
a representative OF that payer, who
asked him whether he had ever repre-
sented claim aRainst the Central Pa
silie or Union Pacifo, be bad forgotten
which. He replied in the negative. aud
his statement had been published.
Nothing had been said In regard 10 the
Southern Pacific. He presumed he Was
the Norwood mentioned 10 the account.
In 1873, the year after bis Senator'S
term had expired, be had been en-
gagged By the Central Pacific as counsel
10 q contest between shat company and
the Texas Pacific, which ended tgo
years subseq aentiy. HIS services had
been rendsrsd publiely, and the money
paid 20 him that vas mentioned 10 the
World, / presumed to Def es paid from
tune 20 time 0n his regular salary. Tsis
was his connection with the case. How
thess items appeared IN the aeoount Of
the Central Pacific Company wtth the
United States, be did not knOS. de
never In any ehaps had any connection
With the Central Paotho or the Union
Paeific Companies.
Toe speaker announced the app1lui-
ment Of fucker, 0olIins and =. ID. lay
lor a. Confereea on the Anti PolyRamy
dill TIE House then went into Oon-
mistee Of the whole on the hiver and
HAFb0r Appropriation bill, and pending
further debate the House adjourned.
The EewIy Married.
Wa HrHoroM, Jan. 1b.--Secretary La
mar and his bride arrived from the
south this morning ~ $50, and wsre -
once driven 90 their feaidsnos, iSib
North strsee. 1he sseFsiaFy was driven
20 kis once, whars he remained looking
over his oflciai mali and then called
upon the President.